Work with RecordSignal
Commission a complete project or get research support for work already under way. The scope is agreed around what you need to publish, your audience and your deadline.
Stories for media
Original stories, ready for the newsroom.
For editors and journalists commissioning an exclusive or developing an investigation. RecordSignal can find the idea, coordinate Freedom of Information requests, construct a dataset and check the story against the evidence.
What you receive
- A clear news angle with supporting figures and examples
- The underlying data, source records and verification notes
- Research ready for an editor to use, with limitations explained
Possible projects
- Compare waiting times, services or enforcement across councils
- Investigate police records through multi-force FOI requests
- Find a new story in spending data or regulatory records
- Fact-check the evidence behind a developing story
Research that makes news
Give journalists something worth reporting.
For PR agencies, businesses, charities and trade bodies planning a media campaign. Research can draw on coordinated FOI requests, public statistics, survey results or data your organisation already holds.
What you receive
- Newsworthy findings and supporting evidence for your campaign
- A clean dataset with documented sources, methods and limitations
- Written explanations, regional breakdowns and examples for media pitches
Possible projects
- Build a national dataset by requesting records from public bodies
- Find trends in official statistics or your organisation's data
- Analyse a survey to identify findings journalists could report
Editorial coverage cannot be guaranteed. The research gives journalists evidence they can assess and, where appropriate, credit to the organisation behind it.
Discuss a research projectReports & analysis
A finished report, with the research explained.
For think tanks, research organisations, businesses and charities that need a substantial published report. Work can combine quantitative analysis, economic and policy research, evidence reviews and long-form writing.
What you receive
- A publication-ready report with an executive summary
- Referenced findings, transparent methods and supporting calculations
- Clear writing, tables and charts for your intended readers
Possible projects
- Estimate the costs of a policy or compare possible alternatives
- Review the evidence on a policy question using published research and official data
- Develop existing analysis into a complete, referenced report
Have a project in mind?
Tell Mark what you want to investigate, who it is for and when you need it. He can help you work out the scope and what evidence is available.
Discuss a project